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Investigating and Optimizing Score Dependability of a Local ITA Speaking Test across Language Groups: A Generalizability Theory Approach
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Shin, Ji-young – Language Testing, 2022
With the present study I investigated the sources of score variance and dependability in a local oral English proficiency test for potential international teaching assistants (ITAs) across four first language (L1) groups, and suggested alternative test designs. Using generalizability theory, I examined the relative importance of L1s (i.e., Indian,…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Oral Language